title: Effects of natural beta-interferon and recombinant alpha-2B-interferon on proliferation, glucocorticoid receptor content, and antigen expression in cultured HL-60 cells.
abstract: In the current study, we investigated the effects of natural beta-interferon (beta-IFN) and recombinant alpha-2b-interferon (alpha-IFN) on the growth of the HL-60 cell line. Cells cultured in a medium that contains various concentrations (from 10 to 1000 IU/ml) of interferons showed a growth inhibition, which reaches the maximum after a 6-day treatment, at the highest dose used. Furthermore, we studied the effect of both beta-IFN and alpha-IFN on the level of glucocorticoid receptors. This was enhanced more than 30% with respect to control in HL-60 cells exposed for 24 hours to concentrations of beta-IFN that ranged from 100 to 1000 IU/ml. The increase of the receptor amount was seen even if cells were treated for 5 days, and was not accompanied by a modification of antigen expression of HL-60 cells. alpha-IFN did not modify the glucocorticoid receptor level substantially in our experimental conditions. Our data indicate that both beta-IFN and alpha-IFN regulate HL-60 cell proliferation. Additional studies are required to clarify if modifications of the receptor level induced by beta-IFN could be related to the modulation of hormone-sensitivity in this model.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia Generale, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lama
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tartaglione
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pierelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frati
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: della Cuna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marchetti
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000187:drug effects*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D007370:Interferon Type I; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D011994:Recombinant Proteins